Update: The new release is out, uninstall Tempest and head over to this link for more up to date info!

With WeatherBug weather applications for Windows and OS X, WeatherBug is excited to anounce a brand new beta for the Linux platform. The application is known as Tempest and it is designed for Linux distributions using the Debian base and those distributions using RPM package installation.

This video below gives you about a seven minute overview of what Tempest offers:

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In this video demo, you will learn how to set the default color settings for the tray applet, how to manipulate what is known as ‘buglets’, and where to pick your preferred weather station from your hometown.

Interested in helping us beta test this newest application? Great, just head on over to Weatherbug Labs and download the latest Deb or RPM, install it and then consider participating in the forums so WeatherBug can add new funcionality and make sure any bugs can be squashed as well.